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Paludisme
Diagnostic médical
Dengue
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Facteurs de risque
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Expert en Médecine, Optimisation des Parcours de Soins et Révision Médicale
Validation scientifique effectuée le 13/03/2025
Contenu vérifié selon les dernières recommandations médicales
5 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Ministry of Health and Wellness, Belmopan, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Chronic Kidney Disease in Belize: A Population-based Survey.
Lancet regional health. Americas
2021-07-17
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Infrastructure and Resources in Schools in Belize during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021-2023.
International journal of environmental research and public health
2024-04-12
Novel species of Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) identified in a case of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease in northern Belize.
Scientific reports
2024-01-16
Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021.
Emerging infectious diseases
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Dengue Virus Infections Detected through Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance, Belize 2020.
Viruses
2022-04-07
4 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Ministry of Health and Wellness, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
4 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness, East Block Building, National Assembly, Bliss Parade, Belmopan, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Infrastructure and Resources in Schools in Belize during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021-2023.
International journal of environmental research and public health
2024-04-12
Novel species of Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) identified in a case of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease in northern Belize.
Scientific reports
2024-01-16
Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021.
Emerging infectious diseases
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Dengue Virus Infections Detected through Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance, Belize 2020.
Viruses
2022-04-07
4 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Pediatrics, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children's Hospital, 1102 Bates Ave, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Publications dans "Belize" :
Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene Infrastructure and Resources in Schools in Belize during the COVID-19 Pandemic, 2021-2023.
International journal of environmental research and public health
2024-04-12
Novel species of Triatoma (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) identified in a case of vectorial transmission of Chagas disease in northern Belize.
Scientific reports
2024-01-16
Incorporating COVID-19 into Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance Systems, Belize, Kenya, Ethiopia, Peru, and Liberia, 2020-2021.
Emerging infectious diseases
Epidemiological and Clinical Characteristics of Acute Dengue Virus Infections Detected through Acute Febrile Illness Surveillance, Belize 2020.
Viruses
2022-04-07
4 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Eck Institute of Global Health, University of Notre Dame, 120 Brown Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Publications dans "Belize" :
4 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Eck Institute of Global Health, University of Notre Dame, 120 Brown Hall, Notre Dame, IN 46556, USA.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Pharmacy Program, Department of Allied Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Belize, Belmopan, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Division of Data Analytics Planning and Monitoring, Data and Analytics Section, UNICEF, New York, New York; Department of Global Public Health, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden. Electronic address: lcarvajal@unicef.org.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Henry J.N. Taub Baylor College of Medicine, Department of Emergency Medicine, Houston TX.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3E 0W3, Canada.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Division of Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. Sm22@bcm.edu.
William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA. Sm22@bcm.edu.
National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA. Sm22@bcm.edu.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Division of Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Belize Ministry of Health and Wellness, Belmopan, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Division of Tropical Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, Baylor College of Medicine, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
William T. Shearer Center for Human Immunobiology, Texas Children's Hospital, Houston, TX, USA.
National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Belize Vector and Ecology Center, Orange Walk Town, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
3 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Belize Vector and Ecology Center, Orange Walk Town, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Medical Oncology, Karl Heusner Memorial Hospital, Belize City, Belize.
Publications dans "Belize" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Salud Mesoamerica Initiative, Inter-American Development Bank, USA.
Publications dans "Belize" :
2 publications dans cette catégorie
Affiliations :
Inter-American Development Bank, Dominican Republic.
Publications dans "Belize" :
The high prevalence and persistence of microplastics (MPs) in pristine habitats along with their accumulation across environmental compartments globally, has become a matter of grave concern. The resi...
Microplastics are extremely complex, and as the food chain comes full circle, it is dreaded that these could have a deleterious influence on humans. Although the risk of plastics to humans is not yet ...
Although studies on microplastics are increasing every year, still very little is known about their toxicity. Especially for plant species, even studies of uptake of microplastics are only few, not to...
Identifying and understanding the potential sources delivering microplastics into the urban water environment is imperative for microplastic pollution control. However, how atmospheric deposition cont...
Microplastics (MPs) are one novel environmental pollutant sized < 5 mm that is ubiquitously present in numerous environmental media and particularly susceptible to interact with various toxic chemical...
Microplastics (MPs) in aquatic environments are hard to degrade, easy to transport, and potentially hazardous to biota. Previous studies of MPs in lakes have shown that their deposition is a significa...
The omnipresence of microplastics (MPs) in marine and terrestrial environments as a pollutant of concern is well established and widely discussed in the literature. However, studies on MP contaminatio...
Increasing usage of plastic has led to the deposition of plastic in the environment which later become microplastic, a pollutant of global concern. These polymeric particles affect the ecosystem by in...
Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) have been consistently detected within indoor and outdoor air samples. Locations with high human activity are reported to have high MP levels. The aim was to quantify a...
Synthetic polymers (plastics) from fossil resources are produced in large quantities and reach the environment as microplastics due to improper disposal and via various entry routes. This may lead to ...
This article aims to provide a concise overview for dermatologists about this complex topic and how it relates to daily medical practice....
We performed a selective literature review regarding microplastics and sustainability in dermatology in liaison with the collaborative research center on microplastics at the University of Bayreuth....
Primary and secondary microplastics are released into the environment on a large scale and accumulate in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. This may lead to their disruption and bears potential to cr...
Plastics are currently indispensable in many fields. Nevertheless, physicians have the responsibility to prevent negative consequences for the health of society (precautionary principle). Extensive ef...